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Specifically labelled14C-d-glucose was used to estimate the percentage participation of glycolysis and pentose phosphate cycle in the glucose catabolism ofCandida utilis andSaccharomyces cerevisiae. The two yeasts were cultivated at various growth rates (0.1 to 0.5 h−1) in a chemostat on synthetic medium limited with glucose under aerobic conditions. The results show a considerable increase in the percentage participation of pentose phosphate cycle in the glucose catabolized bySaccharomyces cerevisiae with the increase in specific growth rate. However, inCandida utilis, the specific growth rate does not influence significantly the part of glucose catabolized via pentose phosphate cycle, but its absolute values are relatively higher than inSaccharomyces cerevisiae. A rough quantitative estimate indicates that a maximum of 60 to 72% of the assimilated glucose is catabolized through the pentose phosphate cycle while inSaccharomyces cerevisiae the percentage participation of the pentose phosphate cycle varies from 24 to 60% (maximum) and 9 to 34% (minimum).
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Mian, F.A., Fencl, Z., Prokop, A. et al. Effect of growth rate on the glucose metabolism of yeast grown in continuous culture. Radiorespirometric studies. Folia Microbiol 19, 191–198 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02895017
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